Health

‘I feel motherly towards them’: the nature reserve manager sharing her office with a wasp nest

Eilish Rothney’s first instinct was to get rid of the wasps entering her converted shipping container in Norfolk. Now she enjoys their constant hum

How to Jazz Up a Fruit Salad

Our panel says fresh is best, petals are pretty and booze can be beneficial – plus other upgrades for this retro summer classic

How to safely watch the solar eclipse

On August 12, the moon will pass in front of the sun, completely obscuring it in a solar eclipse. According to Nasa, parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and Portugal will experience a total solar eclipse. In the UK, there will be a partial eclipse, with up to 96% of the sun covered, the deepest eclipse the country has seen since 1999.

‘Living fossil’: the blue-blood arthropod that has changed little in 445m years

Tenacious and confounding, the horseshoe crab pre-dates dinosaurs and has copper-based blood vital to vaccine safety

Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here

It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done

Do you have to be hot at work? Eight people on how looks influence their jobs

Due to the rise of GLP-1s and cosmetic surgeries, professionals who weren’t usually subject to high beauty standards are facing new pressures

Are Men to Blame for the Birth-Rate Collapse?

Whether dads do their fair share of the housework appears to have no effect on fertility.

Congo Ebola Death Toll Tops 2,000 as Outbreak Becomes Fastest Spreading on Record

Updated on: August 11, 2026 / 6:36 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Trump’s vaccine order is about feelings, not facts

There’s no evidence that vaccines cause autism, or that we should separate MMR shots. This order is dangerous

The return of the caspian tiger: how a species feared extinct has come back to Kazakhstan

The wild capture and release of a female big cat into a nature reserve is the first step towards reintroducing a population that hasn’t been seen for 70 years

You Won’t Get Free of It by Rachel Aviv review

The most complex of female relationships is thrown into sharp relief in this moving series of essays

Europe's total solar eclipse: the best place to see it and how to view it safely

Moon is due to pass directly between Earth and sun on Wednesday 12 August. Here’s all you need to know